Do we trust him to take us through the different storms of life? Do we keep our eyes on Jesus, or do we start looking at the situation we are in? This is what Peter did when he had another experience with Jesus. There was a time when Jesus had sent his disciples to go on before him while he stayed in the mountain to pray Matthew 14:23. When Peter saw Jesus he asked him to allow him to come to him, by walking on the water. Peter started to walk on with his faith, however, when Peter reached at a certain distance he got distracted, and when he got distracted by the boisterous wind he became afraid and started to sink. But along the way we get distracted especially when we think the situation has gone on for too long, or we come upon big storm. It was easy to trust him when the trials were little, but what happened when the situations seems bigger than we are able to handle? We started focusing on the bills, marital and family related issues, problems on the job, financial issues and so on. Very soon we start to sink in doubt, fear, depression and worrying which weighs us down physically, emotional and spiritually. Focusing on whats happening around us cause us to be afraid, afraid of losing our family, losing our jobs, being broke and not having enough to take care of our needs. We start worrying about what is going to happen next and very soon we starts to sink. When we are going through the storms of life Jesus will always be there for us and he will not allow you to sink. He is using the storms of life for our good, to build us, to make us stronger. Keep your eyes on Jesus and stay focus. The moment you take your eyes off the Lord, you will go under. The reason why the first century was able to take new grounds for God was because they remained focus despite the storms they faced. There will be many things happening in the world to get you distracted economies going under, crime and violence on the rise, people losing their jobs, accidents on the rise and so forth. These things will get you distress. However, Jesus assures us that just like he overcame the world, so too we look overcome the world John 16:33. He also tells us before that when we see these things happening, that is not the time to get sidetrack, but it is the time to look up Luke 21:28. See also: Do not be fearful, Jesus is with you in the storm. But when fear comes, and it will come, take authority over it and stand on the promises of God that he will always be with you. Peace that will help you to ride out your storms. Faith is like our heavenly currency that we use to draw what we need from the spiritual realm. When you maintain your faith you will receive strength to weather the storms of life. The problems may not go away simple because you have faith, but like Peter you will be able to walk on water. You just need faith in the right person, that is Jesus. Peter started to sink when he started to doubt. See also: Praise God. Praise is a weapon, a very powerful one. It confuses the enemy as he cannot understand how you able facing your storms but will have a praise. When Jehoshaphat was facing a large army, he did not use swords to fight his battle, he just praised God and his enemies were totally destroyed. See also: What is the storm of life you are facing right now? Whether it is in your finances, job, family, marital issues, hardship, friends etc. Jesus promises you victory. Despite life trials, you can live. Do not allow the storms of life to sink you, God will never leave you and he is a present help in the time of trouble Psalms 46:1. If God is a present help that means is always right there with you, he never leaves, even when there is peace in your life. How do you weather the storms of life? I would love to know. Please leave a comment in the comment section and share this post with friends on Social Media Eston Swaby is the Founder of www. Check out his latest book An Empowered Life which is now available on Amazon.
